A sunny start to the day but windy. The current in the Kennet was strong and at Blakes lock the lock keeper had put out the yellow board saying 'Stream Increasing'. He did say that the level on the Thames had peaked but they weren't sure of the effect of yesterdays rain.
Stopped for fuel and water at Better Boating again. Tonys boat Suzanne was there this time, but he wasn't around.
Moored below the toll bridge at Pangbourne and walked over the bridge to the Greyhound in Whitchurch for lunch.
We planned to stop for the night at Benson but the moorings shown in our guide did not exist. So we carried on to the Shillingford Bridge Hotel. There is an £8 mooring fee here for long boats, but if you eat in their restaurant rather than the bar there is no charge. They had Brakspears bitter and the food was good so I had three courses.
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